[Faith & Hunger] Health Care Forum Channel 17 Mon May 7; Labor-Bus Health Forum May 10

[Dunleamark at aol.com]

WMHT Channel 17, the local PBS station, will be broadcasting the Town Hall 
Meeting on Universal Health Care on Monday evening, May 7th at 9:00 p.m.  This 
one hour show was developed by the Albany County League of Women Voters and the 
Capital District Alliance for Universal Healthcare.  Benita Zahn is the host 
and panel members are Paul Sorum, MD (Capital District PNHP), Mark Dunlea, JD 
(Hunger Action Network), Tom Hilliard (SCAA), Rebecca Elgie (Tompkins County 
Health Care Task Force), and Peter Elitzer (Peter Harris Clothes).  
 
The show was taped last week with about 50 people in the audience who were 
given an opportunity to ask questions.  We think it went really well and hope 
that you do, too!  
 
Please pass this note on to anyone you think would be interested in this 
lively discussion. 
 
CAN NEW YORK STATE ACHIEVE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL?

May 10, 2007 • Empire State Plaza • Meeting Room 7 • 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
(Continental Breakfast & Lunch Provided)

¯ REGISTER NOW: www.balconynewyork.com  or call: (212) 219-7777 ¯

HEAR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERTS

• Mark Blum, Managing Director: America’s Agenda

• Robert Hayes, President: Medicare Rights Center

• Richard Kirsch, Executive Director: Citizen Action of New York

• Jeffrey Lewis, President: Heinz Family Philanthropies

SPECIAL STATE REPORTS ON “HEALTH CARE FOR ALL”

• Senator Jim Leddy, Former Co-Chair: Vermont Commission on Health Care Reform

• Lucien Wulfsin Jr., Project Director: Insure the Uninsured California

• Rachel Rosen DeGolia, Director: Universal Health Care Action Network

IMPACT OF SKYROCKETING HEALTH CARE COSTS ON SMALL BUSINESS

John Arensmeyer, CEO and Founder: Small Business Majority











Sponsored by

NYSUT, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, LECET, UNITE HERE, SARATOGA CAPITAL 
MANAGEMENT, CSEA,
SMALL BUSINESS MAJORITY, AETNA, RWDSU, BUILDING CONGRESS OF NEW YORK, NYS 
AFL-CIO, FPA, GCA NY, CWE,
CASTLE ARCH REALTY, ASTORIA GRAPHICS, CWA 1180, COUNTY DENTAL, OMCE, NYS 
TRIAL LAWYERS, AMALGAMATED BANK,
PEF, INJURED WORKERS BAR ASSOCIATION, AMALGAMATED LIFE, HEALTHPLEX, 
MAINSTREAM NEW YORK

BALCONY Co-Chair: Alan Lubin, Executive Vice President – NYSUT
BALCONY Co-Chair:  Bruce Ventimiglia, Saratoga Capital Management
Dr. James Melius, Administrator: LECET • Fran Turner, Political Director: CSEA
Forum Advisor and BALCONY Member: Catherine Abate, Executive Director: 
Community Health Care Network



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